Hand guard and grip



H- C. BUNNELL.

HAND GUARD AND GRIP.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 13, 1919.

1,333,792. Patented Mar. 16,1920.

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HOBBY C. BUNNELL, F WESTPORT, NEW YORK.

HAND GUARD AND GRIP,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 13, 1919. Serial No. 296,832.

To all whom it may concern:

Be 1t known that I, Homer 0. BUNNELL, a citizen of the Unlted States,residing at l Vestport, 1n the county of Essex and the 'r T V Y I 1btate of hew lork, have invented ceitain new and useful Improvements inHand Guards and Grips, of. whichthis is a specifc cation.-

Thls invention relates to a device adapted to be secured to the lnsldeof the hand to facilitate the handling of logs, cakes of ice,

boxes, lumber, etc. The device not only affords a certain amount ofprotection to the hand in handling materials of this kind,.acting as aguard, but also acts as a grip, enabling the wearer to secure andmaintain a firmer hold on the article handled. It may be used eitherwith or without a glove or mitten, depending on the weather and thenature of the work.

In this respect it differs materially from those devices which consistof gloves having spurs or spikes secured to them. These are not only toowarm for wear in hot weather,

but when the fabric portion has become worn it is necessary to discardthem. In my device all the wear comes entirely on metal parts,preferably forn'ied of crucible steel.

The invention consists in the novel features of construction hereinafterdescribed, pointed out in the claim and shown in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a view of a inner face of a hand with mydevice applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1, the fingers being dotted.

Fig. 3 is a sectionon the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. i i a detail. perspective view of the guard, removed from the hand.

In constructing the device I employ a metal plate 1 of sufiic'ientlength to span the fingers of the average sized hand between the firstand second oints. It will be noted that this plate is triangular or V-shaped in cross section, having a thin inner edge and a comparativelythick outer edge as at :2, this edge resting, when the device is inplace next to the finger tips.

Adjacent each end the plate is transversely slotted asat 3. Arrangedalong the face of the plate are spurs or projections 4. These may varyin number, size or'arrangement.

Straps 5 are connected to the plate by passing them through the slots 3,said straps being united or connected on the back of the hand andholding the plate in position, an ordinary form of buckle being employedto connect the straps.

Along the inner, thin edge is formed a slot 6, and a strap 7, connectedto the plate by passing the strap through the slot 6, extends from theplate along the palm'of the hand to the wrist, whereit is attached, bystitches or rivets, to a wrist band 8. The Wrist band is secured on thewrist by a buckle 9, indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

This device leaves the thumb entirely free. It may be worn on the nakedhand or over a glove or mitten.

The spurs fl: will give a firm grip on such articles as logs, boxes,bales of hay, etc. The thickening of the outer edge of the plate andalso prevents any cutting of the fingers Patented Mai-.16, 1920.

either on the plate or the spurs by bending them inwardly from the firstjoint.

The device is effectual as a grip for heavy or slippery objects, andalso a guard for the hand, taking the load off of the skin, so far asfriction with a rough surface is concerned,

and also by preventing friction on the skin due to the slipping of theobject being handled, much of the wear and tear on the hand being due tothe necessity of getting repeated grasps on the object being lifted, dueto breaking of the hold on it through slipping.

This is especially true of objects the size or shape of whichmake themawkward to handle or to grip securely with the bare hands.

What I claim is In a device of the kind described, a metal plate adaptedto lie across the inner face of the fingers. said plate having spurs onits slotted adjacent its ends and. adjacent its inner edge, strapsconnected to the ends of the plate and passing through the end slots,said straps connecting on theback of the face, being V-shaped in crosssection, and Y fingers, a strap secured to the edge slot and extendingalong the palm of the hand to the wrist, and a Wrist band to which: thelast mentioned strap is secured, as and for the purpose set forth. 7

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

HORRY O. BUNNELL.

